Popular shows

Manchester Collection

Manchester Arts Gallery

The Lowry Manchester

8 Jan 2025 - 5 Jan 2026

Manchester Art Gallery cares for a public collection of over 46,000 objects spanning six centuries of fine art, craft and design, costume and more.

LS Lowry The Art & The Artist

Permanent Exhibition

The Lowry Manchester

1 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2026

The Lowry is home to the world’s largest public collection of paintings and drawings by...

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical tours the UK for the first time.

Palace Theatre Manchester

25 Nov 2025 - 3 Jan 2026

West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical on its first ever UK & Ireland tour.

Matilda The Musical UK & Ireland Tour 2025/26

The multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company

Liverpool Empire

2 Dec 2025 - 4 Jan 2026

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s smash hit production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, will embark on its second major tour of the UK and Ireland in October 2025.

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Direct from the West End

The Lowry Manchester

3 Dec 2025 - 11 Jan 2026

Direct from London’s West End, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Professor Brian Cox

Emergence World Tour

Lancaster Grand Theatre

9 Dec 2025 - 11 Dec 2025

Emergence Tour - Brian Cox

Christmas with Anton Du Beke

Embark on a dazzling journey into a festive wonderland

The Bridgewater Hall – Manchester

10 Dec 2025

Embark on a dazzling journey into a festive wonderland

Jimmy Carr – Laughs Funny Tour

Jimmy is back on the road with brand new material for 2024 & 2025

M&S Bank Arena Liverpool

11 Dec 2025

Comedian Jimmy Carr laughs funny - hence the tour

Here & Now Musical

The Music of STEPS

Stockton Globe

15 Dec 2025 - 28 Dec 2025

Here and Now the Steps Musical

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

David Hockney takes us on a personal journey through sixty years of his art.

Factory International Manchester

16 Dec 2025 - 11 Jan 2026

Using large-scale projection in a remarkable new space, David Hockney takes us on a personal journey through sixty years of his art.